She would later become a private investigator herself in order to follow up on leads related to the case. A blood stain the size of a saucer was found in her and Mark's bedroom shortly after her disappearance. The Nebraska State Patrol investigated. Christi and Mark left the bar around midnight and drove to an all-night convenience store. When I teach someone to cook something with perfection, for the first time, one of the first lessons they must learn is that patience and persistence are always the key and a lot of times with cases like this, the same holds true. According to Mark, the pair had gotten into an argument after hed asked her to stay home for the night, which resulted in Christi hitting and kicking him and burning his neck with a lit cigarette. When they married in 1983, Christi was just 19 years old, and the pair soon became the parents of two young children: Lindsey, who was born in December 1984, and Preston, who was born in April 1986. A store clerk later recalled that she seemed "nervous". You can cancel at any time. Police believe she was seeing another man at the time of her disappearance. Diane thought it was strange that he paid her with cash, because Christi normally paid her with a check. At the time of Christis disappearance, Connie was living 100 miles away in Lodgepole, Nebraska. In fact Dianne stated that she is sure she would have seen or heard Christi Jo but never did. She made a follow-up appointment but never made it. The case captured national attention and was featured on the Unsolved Mysteries TV program. Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. Investigators said over the years they became convinced she was slain. A man who is controlling, abusive and who knows every move his wife makes is a whole different breed of killer. Its important to know that quite a few individuals knew Christi Jo was being abused by Mark and that the relationship was in trouble. Marital Status: Married A few days earlier, he took them to his parents' house and would not bring them back unless she agreed to follow a specific set of rules. Diane had been doing her homework in front of the television at the time. Mark gave himself away the very moment that he told investigators what Christi Jo packed and took with her, he put the cherry on top when he told investigators what she had in her purse. She also never picked up her last paycheque from the bar. The hope was that it would help produce leads that could help resolve Christis disappearance. You are using an out of date browser. He most likely wouldnt have shot her or stabbed her to death in his car or home, and most definitely would not kill her in such a way that a huge amount of blood would have been lost on any of his property, i.e. He now lives in Arkansas and is married for the third time. Connie does not believe that she ran away because she never would have left them. Connie Stanley has used them all. He went on to tell investigators that things at the bar seemed good. While Mark tried to tell them it was menstrual blood, later DNA analysis would prove this statement to be false. Dressing too sexy, she is having an affair, not dressing sexy enough, you dont want him or are not showing him you that you want him, (these days you can include: upset over a social media post a victim posted,liked or shared). In the eyes of the abuser: Victims do not and Cannot seek escape from men like Mark! (LogOut/ Also, Mark's parents had a concrete pad poured on their property a few days after she vanished. As far as the world knows, the last time anyone saw Christi Jo was either at the bar or the store Mark says they stopped at on the way home. His excuse for lying to Christi Jos mom was that he didnt want to worry her. He said they argued until 2:00 a.m., when he went to sleep. Mark moved out of the house the day after his wife's disappearance, and a few days after that, he packed up all their belongings and sold both the family's vehicles. At this point, Berreckman contacted the Gothenburg Police Department to report Marks abuse. Diane had babysat for the couple numerous times and was surprised to see them going out, given she knew they werent getting along. The case has been included in a deck of playing cards that featured photographs of unsolved homicide victims, which were distributed to prisons and jails throughout Nebraska. Mark said she took a suitcase and her purse with her, and was able to describe the contents exactly: the suitcase contained jeans, a sweatshirt, a bra and jacket and the purse held a hairbrush, a pen, a lighter, a matchbook, lipstick, Neutrogena cream, a nail file, a mirror and one piece of gum. She and her husband, Mark Nichols, ate supper at Pizza Hut with their infant daughter and son, took them to see Santa and then home to a baby sitter while the couple played pool at the bar where Christi Jo worked. House dirty, he got in trouble at work or someone is upset with him and its her fault. Christi Jos parents, who were divorced when she disappeared, live in Nebraska. Christis aunt, Joanne Kniss, moved to Omaha, Nebraska from North Platte, Nebraska to work with Whelan. Bumping for Christi, today is her birthday. By the next day, Christi Jo Nichols would be a . A few days later, he packed up the familys belongings and sold both their cars. These are all words no mother ever wants to use in reference to her child. Brendan Gonzalez, a 4-year-old Plattsmouth boy, has been missing since Jan. 6. Mentally and psychologically, they make the victim feel as if something mentally is wrong with her. In 1990, Mark filed for divorce on the grounds that Christi had deserted him and the kids. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Lab tests confirmed that it was in her handwriting. Christi also told her cousin, Debbie Frederickson, that she had been abused by Mark. Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6th, 1965 in Overton, Nebraska. Mark Nichols told authorities that his wife was gone from their bed when he awoke after the night at the bar. Oddly, both family cars were in the driveway at the time Christi Jo packed a bag and vanished into the night, into the winter night. He giggled as he stated something along the lines They actually went up and searched the area. *I personally never viewed the episode myself.*. What would have been of the most importance to him is that it would be unlikely that investigators would/could find her body. Would you like to contribute as an editor or a writer on our site? Please subscribe to keep reading. However, they didnt produce anything. Finding Christi Jos body does not guarantee a conviction but for her family it would mean the world so that they could give her a proper burial. A search of the house revealed that Christi had left behind the majority of her belongings, including diamond jewellery and her drivers license. The list can be exhaustive, but you get the idea I hope. According to the police however contrary to what Mark said, no one in town could recall seeing Mark driving around searching for his wife that day. However, not enough blood was found to indicate that she was deceased. Her parents divorced when she was young and her mom ended up remarrying. Injured. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Between 12:30am and 1:00am, Mark came home. Reba Benschoter, an emeritus professor at UNMC who recently died, is recognized as a pioneer of today's telemedicine and distance learning. She went out of her way to find an attorney in a completely different town to keep her husband from knowing about her wanting a divorce. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. According to Diane Janssen the couples babysitter, Mark arrived home between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. Investigators no longer believe that Christi vanished voluntarily; they are now investigating this case as a probable homicide. She married Mark Nichols when she was nineteen. Christi Jo Nichols, a 22-year-old mother of two and part-time bartender, vanished Dec. 11, 1987. In short, he already knew long before he killed her, that he was going to kill her should she try to leave the relationship. Location: Gothenburg, Nebraska That gave Mark ample time to plan the proper disposal of his wife. At first, police handled the disappearance as a missing persons case, but as time progressed it evolved into suspicion of murder. What was found in both the suitcase and purse were exactly as Mark initially told investigators she had packed and had in her purse at the time she vanished. He knew that the amount of blood found in the car and home were not enough to indicate someone had sustained a serious bodily injury, so the ability to hide her body so well that no one could find it is of high importance to him and killers like him. If they feel they are losing control they will do something so as to bring that needed balance back into the picture. SPRINGDALE (KFSM) A body found that was found inside a car atNorthwest Medical Center has been identified as missing woman Christy Nichols, according to the Springdale Police Department. He was the last person seen with her before she vanished. Details: The town of Gothenburg is located in the heart of Nebraska's farm belt. Not one individual! More recent DNA tests have proved that the blood found in Marks car was indeed Christis. At 7:00 a.m., the children woke up Mark and he realized Christi was missing. They are property, they are to think as he does, meet his wants and needs, want the same wants and needs andthe victim must always live up to the abusers expectations. She was also trapped in an abusive relationship at the hands of her husband Mark. He claims that he would not have hurt her because he was not a violent person. The police cleared the man. Private detective believes woman met with foul play, Family Says Help Needed To Search For Missing Woman, Television show could develop leads in case of missing Gothenburg woman, Only husband believes wife lives a year after her disappearance, Case of missing Gothenburg woman remains unsolved mystery (Page 1), Family Wants Grand Jury to Investigate Disappearance, State patrol tries again to find missing woman, Gothenburg woman's disappearance a mystery. Mark Nichols, then 26, and his family contended she ran away from a deteriorating marriage. It would be an area that he knows well, well enough to know it wouldnt have been thought of to search or investigators wouldnt have been able to search it, such as government/military owned land. Let us know all the details about yourself and send us a message. The abuser always has an inventory of what the victim has and doesnt have, he always knows what the victim plans, doesnt plan, where she is or will be. She was married and had two children. The first had been while she was at a local Jack & Jill convenience store, while the second occurred in the middle of the street, where he told her she needed to get her act together. For all intents, Christi Jo was in fact dead prior to Mark arriving home between 12:30 and 1:00am. While she was young, her parents divorced, with Connie later marrying a man named Greg Stanley. There were a couple of rumors that said that he had chopped her up, put her in garbage bags, and buried her at the dump. She could not have gottenup tosneak out of the home in the middle of the night. Recent DNA tests have proved that the blood found was indeed Christi's. Sadly, due to his influence, Connie has not seen them since the early 1990s. According to Mark, the pair had a good time that night. He always knew that if he ever had to, this would be the area he would dispose of a body. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husbands car. Upon moving to Gothenburg, Christi met Mark Nichols, the man who would eventually become her husband. Those with information regarding the case are asked to contact the North Platte Office of the Nebraska State Patrol at 308-535-8047. Sometimes whendealing withdifferent agencies a search is not possible because of the pissing matches that tend to occur between the said agencies or government/military entities. Debbie had visited her while she was working at a bar. He said that they began seeing each other because "she was lonely and needed someone to talk to". The case was featured on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries, which prompted 150 calls to the shows telecenter and 15 more to the Nebraska State Patrol. She found it odd, as Christi was the one who usually payed her and . Examining the world of solved and unsolved cases. Lindsey now lives in Georgia, while Preston works in Lexington. He would not allow for them to walk out the door with the children who are also. Our goal is to crowdsource the more than 200,000 unsolved cases of the murdered and missing. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Make sure you understand that, he knew her every move prior. Despite thorough searches of the area in and around Gothenburg, no trace of Christi was found. Police found it surprising that earlier, Mark had precisely detailed all of the suitcase's contents. Links: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Christi Nichols is the wife of Mark Nichols of Gothenburg, Nebraska and the mother of two children, who vanished on December 11, 1987. Mark took a polygraph about her disappearance in 1987, but the results were inconclusive. When she was later spoken to by investigators, she would say she never saw, nor heard Christi enter the house. It was like the person that put them there wanted them to be found. As such, her family spearheaded the search for her, distributing posters and asking people to call in with any information as to her whereabouts. Carol also felt that she was not telling her everything about the cause of the injury. They learned that Christi had been seeing another man. Alone. She couldn't trust anyone for help. Her mother, Connie, remembered that she was a good student and was well-liked. Later that day, Christi made another visit to the abuse counsellor. SPRINGDALE (KFSM) - A body found that was found inside a car at Northwest Medical Center has been identified as missing woman Christy Nichols, according . When they came home, their babysitter left. Authorities believe she was seeing another man at the time of her disappearance. They make excuses and not surprisingly the excuses are the exact same wording as the abusers would be if you had asked the abuser what happened. She also thought it was strange that he never asked her if Christi was there or if she had seen her. Debbie feared for Christi's safety and told her that she needed to get help from someone. Christi has never been heard from again. Change). He moved out of the home pretty quickly after Christi Jo vanished, got rid of all traces of her and has since remarried, from what I understand twice. This was the last afternoon she would spend with her family. Foul play is suspected in Christi's disappearance and it is classified as a homicide. Ten days before her disappearance, she had gone to a local hospital for treatment of an injury she received during a fight with Mark. It's been three months since local woman, Christy Nichols was reported missing. Mark is the only suspect in her case. They laughed and had an enjoyable time. Violet hopes and prays that she is still alive, but if she is deceased, she would like to know where she is so that she can be given a proper burial. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husbands car. Mark decided at 11AM to take the children to Christi Jos grandmothers home and ask her to babysit so he could go find his wife. Characteristics:Caucasian female with brown hair and green eyes. A lot has changed in the world since then, but for one family time came to a standstill on that date. Theres also his history of abuse, which is said to have been present before his marriage to Christi. Decks were distributed to prisons and jails across the state and are posted on the patrols website in hopes of producing tips or leads that might be a missing link in solving a case. The family of Christi Jo Nichols is hoping that someone, somewhere knows the truth about her disappearance. A few weeks later, he boxed up all of her clothes and sold both of their cars. Due to the couples deteriorating marriage, she wanted to divorce Mark and gain full custody of the children. Nobody in town reported having seen him do this, however. No one can prove ityet. Last updated January 22, 2020; three pictures added. Quite often it boils down to being able to prove it or not, rest assured they plan the murder well in advance just in case. Christi has been missing for 33 years today. CA - Maya Millete, 39, missed daughter's birthday, Chula Vista, 7 Jan 2021 *husband arrested* #5, ID - 4 Univ of Idaho Students Murdered - Bryan Kohberger Arrested - Moscow # 67, IL - Paramedics Peter Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 40 charged with murder for strapping 35-year old man to gurney face down - 1/11/23, http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10206471, http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2469dfne.html, http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/08/14/41198a15960f4, http://www.omaha.com/article/20121211/NEWS/712119919/1685, https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/christi-nichols-marked-for-murder, UPDATE: Christi Jo disappearance, 32 years later, Getting away with murder: Nebraska cold cases. Debbie asked how it had happened. Often times the victim is not even allowed to shop without her abuser. This is due to Marks behaviour in the days after her disappearance moving out of the family home, selling the familys vehicles as well as him being able to name everything shed supposedly taken with her. Christi Jo lived every day of her life in constant fear, a fear that really no words could ever truly describe. Update: Christi Nichols disappearance, 32 years later, Someone knows something: remembering Christi, still searching for answers, SitcomsOnline Discussion of Christi Nichols. He went on to tell investigators that things at the bar seemed good. The family wanted Dawson County and state law enforcement officials to open a grand jury investigation of the case but were turned down for lack of evidence. He felt that she was very sincere and honest about what she was telling him. At first, police handled the disappearance as a missing persons case, but as time progressed it evolved into suspicion of murder. Her mom, Connie Stanley, continues to desperately seek for answers. 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